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Sustainable timber harvest finds a place in the market [California] Twenty years ago the term “green lumber” meant newly cut timber, fresh with sap. That meaning is changing as forest managers look for new ways to sustainably manage their ecosystems, balancing profit motives with environmental and social benefits. The leading accreditor of green lumber certification…

Over a 5-year period beginning in FY2000, the Forest Service invested roughly $100 million in fifteen Community-Based Watershed Restoration Partnership (CBWRP) projects located across the nation. These watershed partnership projects were established to demonstrate innovative ways to improve watershed, forest, range, water, and habitat conditions at a river-basin scale. Numerous state and local government agencies,…

Southern tree farmers also face hardships of housing downturn [Georgia] Southern tree farmers, a major source of the nation’s lumber and wood products, are feeling the pinch of the national housing slump, but not as much as the forest products industry, says a leading forest consulting firm. Albany-based F&W Forestry Services Inc., which provides sales…

*2006 Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media Awarded to Catherine Pancake, Creator of Mountaintop Removal Documentary *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, November 10, 2006, Baltimore, MD — *Catherine Pancake, West Virginia native and Baltimore, MD resident has received the prestigious Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media award for her documentary film, “Black Diamonds: Mountaintop Removal and the…

Environmentalists, Though Winners in the Election, Warn Against Expecting Vast Changes Doug Mills/The New York Times Barbara Boxer will head the Senate committee on the environment. By FELICITY BARRINGER Published: November 14, 2006 WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 – Last week’s election whipsawed the Congressional committees that are crucial battlegrounds for environmental and energy legislation. But even…

From a business perspective, three key financial barriers for advancing conservation land uses must frequently be addressed: high up-front costs, long time periods with no revenue, and high project risk due to long time horizons and uncertainty. We explored ways of overcoming these barriers on grazing lands in Hawaii by realizing a suite of timber…

Blankenship fails to sway legislative races By LAWRENCE MESSINA http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WV_ELN_LEGISLATURE_WVOL-?SITE=WVHUN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Associated Press Writer CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — After pouring more than $2 million into a statewide campaign to sweep Democrats from the House of Delegates, Massey Energy Co. chief Don Blankenship saw his unprecedented effort fizzle. Republicans lost ground both the House and Senate on…

On November 11, the Festival of Faith Environmental Symposium took place in Louisville, KY. This was a big event with at least 150 people representing Muslim, Hindu, Catholic, Protestant, native American and many more religions. Presenters included: Carl Pope (Executive Director of the Sierra Club) Wendell Berry Bob Edwards (former NPR Morning Edition host) Reverend…

A major study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences concludes that in vast parts of the world, forests are expanding. In the last 15 years alone, reports the study, 22 of the most forested 50 countries in the world have experienced growth in tree stocks. Specifically, “no nation where annual…

[ Louisiana ] State forestry officials have dramatically underestimated the extent of cypress logging in Louisiana , with new figures released this week revealing a 15-fold increase from previous harvesting estimates for a tree emblematic of the state’s imperiled coastal wetlands. State Forester Paul Frey said a new analysis of the industry shows about 30…